AMIR/Founder

Sheikh Daoud Bojang

Sheikh Daoud Bojang, the Founder and President of Markazul Irrshaad Wa Tawjeeh “Center for Islamic Counseling and Guidance”; Founder of Masjid Bilal Ibn Rabaah Inc.; Founder of Rawdatul Atfaal Academy & Sanjally Bojang Foundation all in Atlanta, GA United States of America, received Islamic and Arabic Education in Saida, Algeria in 1974. After completing primary school, he traveled to Khartoum, Sudan, in early 1980 and studied for six months, traveling again to Medina, Saudi Arabia, in 1980, where he remained for nine years. He received his secondary, middle, and high school education in Islamic Studies. He graduated from the Islamic University of Medina in 1989, majoring in Sharia and Islamic Studies. In the late 1990s, Sheikh Daoud Bojang migrated to the United States, where he currently resides in Atlanta, GA. He has taught Islamic courses for Masjid Al-Farooq, Masjid Al-Ihsaan, and the Gambian Community of Atlanta. He delivers Khutbas (Friday sermons), Lectures, Weekend Qur’anic Classes, and Seminars at various Masaajid and the Islamic Community Centers in Metro Atlanta, Georgia, and beyond. He was also listed as the Imam on-call with Emory University Hospital and the Children's Health Care System of Atlanta for ten years to offer prayers to Muslim cancer patients and children. Sheikh Daoud Bojang has also given lectures worldwide online for the Internet Islamic University in New York, teaching a course entitled “Family Life in Islam, Aqidah, Day to Day Fiqh and the Sirah of the Prophet PBUH.” Sheikh Daoud Bojang is a father to six children – three boys and three girls.

Imam/Director

Imam Khald Abdul-Aziz

Imam Khalid Abdul-Aziz is the current Director of Masjid Bilal ibn Rabāḥ Inc. He previously served as Assistant Imam of the Muslim Community Center of Augusta from 2005 to 2008, and as Residential Imam from 2008 to 2011.
Imam Khalid also served as a voluntary chaplain for the Georgia Department of Corrections from 2012 to 2016, working extensively in Islamic chaplaincy, rehabilitation support, and inmate religious development.
He is a behavioral health counselor specializing in mental health, substance abuse recovery, and anger management, with a focus on faith-based and community-centered approaches.
Imam Khalid is a graduate and current Ustadh at Mishkah University (Islamic University of North America), where he continues to teach and engage in Islamic studies and community education.
He is currently a student at Mutoon Al-Ijaz in Madinah al-Munawwarah, under the tutelage of Shaykh Hazem al-Masri and multiple other shuyukh through structured study circles.
Alongside his studies at Mutoon Al-Ijaz, he is also engaged in the broader scholarly environment of Masjid al-Nabawi in Madinah, attending lessons and benefiting from the teaching circles of senior scholars, including Shaykh Dr. Abdul Razzaq al-Badr, Shaykh Dr. Sulaiman al-Ruhaili, and Shaykh Abd al-Muhsin al-Qasim, among others, in the fields of Qur’an, Hadith, Fiqh, and Aqeedah. This ongoing engagement reflects continuous academic development within the traditional learning circles of Madinah.
He also collaborates with Jam‘iyyat al-Da‘wah wal-Irshad wal-Taw‘iyat al-Jaliyat bil-Madinah al-Munawwarah (Association for Dawah, Guidance, and Community Awareness in Madinah al-Munawwarah), contributing to community outreach, educational engagement, and general support services in Madinah.
Imam Khalid is also the Founder of the Dawah Center for Human Development, a structured initiative focused on human development through Islamic education, counseling, rehabilitation support, and community reintegration programs.
The Dawah Center for Human Development aligns with his broader work in Madinah and beyond, reflecting engagement with traditional scholarly learning environments and emphasizing structured human development rooted in Islamic principles.

Imam Khalid’s work integrates Islamic education, chaplaincy, counseling, and community development, with a focus on rehabilitation, spiritual growth, and structured mentorship within Muslim communities.

Co-Founder

Imam Tariq Ali Khan

Imam Tariq Ali Khan is a trained chaplain who worked for the GA Department of Corrections for seventeen years and has 38 years of experience working with some of the most difficult personalities in penal institutions. He is the co-founder and vice president of Marrkazul Irrshaad Wa Tajweed and Masjid Bilal ibn Rabaah. Imam Khan was presented with Al-Ijaza (a certificate of confirmation and endorsement) by Sheikh Daoud Bojang to confirm and authenticate his knowledge. His expertise includes conflict identification and resolution, human conduct, anger management, as well as segmented character development.

Masjid leader

Sheikh Mateen Franklin-Sabree

A Student of Knowledge, Teacher, and Leader at Masjid Bilal Ibn Rabaah Inc. He studied in Saudi Arabia and earned a degree in Islamic Jurisprudence from the Islamic University of Al Madina, Saudi Arabia, in 1987. He completed tahfeez of Qur’an with Sheikh Hafiz Dr. Abdul Ghaffar Khan in 1992. As an attendee of the Atlanta Masjid of Al-Islam in 1975, Sheikh Mateen was encouraged through Imam W. Deen Mohammed’s leadership during the transition of the NOI to universal teachings of Al-Islam to pursue Arabic language and Islamic studies abroad. Thus, he studied for two years at the Institute for non-Arabic Speakers at the Islamic University of Madina and subsequently continued his studies there at the College of Law/Sharia.